Posts by mars_0112

I agree with the post above. However, I would also like to ask, where is all the fruit?

It's more of a trial and error thing. Try 2000 for a week or so and see what happens. If you gain, you can lower the amount. If you lose, well, that's what you want, right? And if you maintain, you can choose to keep it there or take off a few hundred calories to lose.

You could also have tempeh, seitan, lentils, greek yogurt. There's a lot of soy products out there too, but I wouldn't recommend relying on them. You can also find small amounts of protein in grains.  As for the ratio, it really depends on your preferences. I would say don't go under 20 % fat or over 30 % protein though.

You're doctor is right dear, you should be eating more. You said you panic if you even hit 1,100 and even that's below the lowest limit of 1200. Even if you were overweight and need to lose weight, you would need more. I know it's stressful, but I can see a troubling pattern here: You're still not happy with you're weight, you don't eat enough to sustain your body's functions, and you associated your weight loss and eating with control. Those are things that you will usually find in someone with an eating disorder. I know you're weight isn't dangerously low now, but it could end up like that. You need to stop for your health. You might need help to do that. And you're wrong, you can do it. I had an ED, I remember bawling my eyes out everytime someone made me eat more than I wanted to, but I got through it and I live a much happier life right now. To answer your final question, yes, you should go back. Avoiding doctors because they know something is wrong should just tell you that something IS wrong with what you're doing. It's their job to keep you healthy.

We spend about 100-120 when we go, but we go to the store every other week.

1. Hot dogs (and I hate them now)

2. Lunchables 

3. Ketchup/mustard sandwiches

4. Oreos

5. Frosted Flakes

Second the Spirutein. Except I never have it in liquid form, it's always mixed in my oatmeal. And it mixes a lot better than whey does.

I definitely second the comment above.  You can adjust those anyway you want.

Also, if you find that is still hard on your stomach, try taking in some calories throught 100 % fruit juice or milk. 

Something that helped me a lot during my recovery was to get out with my friends. It will take your mind off of food and dieting. The downside is that you might be faced with situations that include food that makes you uncomfortable, but you can use that to get over those fears.

But congratulations on taking the step and good luck!

Hmm... Let's see.

-8th Continent Light Original soy milk

-Several different brands of light yogurt. Except Yoplait.

-Sugar-free Jell-o vanilla pudding

-1% Lifetime cottage cheese

-Frigo Light cheese sticks

-Broccoli

-Fresh-cut pineapple

-Salad mix

-Sparkling water

-Apples

-Smuckers Natural fruit preserves 

-Land O' Lakes light butter made with canola oil

-Galaxy Foods cheddar soy cheese slices

-Egg Beaters Original

Kinda wish the pudding wasn't in there.

Laughing Cow cheese wedges.

Honey w/ or w/o PB.

Well when your weight drops, the energy your body needs also drops. Usually what people do as they see weight loss slowing is to eat at maintenance calories for a while to speed the metabolism back up. But yea, note that when you lose weight, depending on how much, your maintenance calories will be lower.

I totally live by the last sentence of the last poster. An ED takes so many things away from you, so throughout my recovery process I focused on trying to rebuild myself and also improve myself. Once my weight was up, I started hiking for fun again. I also read and wrote a lot. I joined some things through my school. I tried to be more social again too by going out every Friday with a group of friends, either hanging out playing the Wii or going to see a movie.

I've heard you should have an off day at least once a week, but I would think the DVD would be good for an every other day thing.

Actually, 3500 calories are in a pound.

Aside from that, yes, you should up your intake. The 1300 intake may work nicely for a while, but it will be harder to lose weight once your body adjusts to it. Definitely follow thmheh's advice and go for 1500 to about 1800.